Announcements, Monday, April 21, 2014

Region Champions!- Please congratulate the Girls Tennis Team. They beat Carrollton yesterday in the region tournament to become region champs!

Volunteers are needed - The Chattahoochee Valley Library System is now taking applications for their Summer Volunteer Program. If you are interested in signing up to complete your CHS Summer 2014 volunteer hours with the Chattahoochee Valley Library System, please meet with Mrs. Bynam briefly on Friday April 25th, 2014 in room 209 IMMEDIATELY AFTER SCHOOL! CVLS completes their own process for selecting summer volunteers and all paperwork must be submitted to the Main Library by April 30th Volunteer space is limited!

If you have been invited to be inducted into the BETA Club - There will be a practice for the BETA Club induction ceremony on Monday, April 21st at 3:30 in the auditorium. It should last approximately 30 minutes. We will practice the ceremony. Please be in attendance.

To Be or Not To Be... - Auditions for the ACTING/PRODUCTION CLASS for 2014-15 (next school year) will be next week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 22 – 24, from 3:45 – 5:00. Auditions will be held in Room 112. Those interested, please prepare a 1 minute monologue of your choice to be presented from memory. You should sign up for a group time slot. There will be 10 people admitted for each time slot. You may leave after you’ve performed.

If you are interested in working tech for next year, see Mrs. Collins for more information.

Spring Pictures - You may still sign up on the list posted on Coach Perry's door (room 310).The list will stay up until Tuesday, April 22nd. This is open to anyone in any grade including seniors.Also, you may choose to take pictures in groups with your friends if you like, but you must specify that when you sign up.Spring Picture Day is Thursday the 24th.

ΜΑθ - These mathematicians will have a meeting from 3:30-400 in rm133 on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Beta Club Induction - This ceremony takes place in the auditorium at 6:00 on Tuesday, April 22nd.

EPIC - Takes place in the auditorium from 5-9 on Friday, April 25th.

Relay for Life - The Relay for Life Walk is April 25 at 6:30 at the CSU intermural fields. All students attending need to wear their shirt and bring money for the activities at the walk. If you are spending the night bring a sleeping bag and a pillow.

Region Results - Please congratulate the track and field team on their efforts yesterday at the Region Championships in Carrollton. The top 4 in each event advance to sectionals. The top 8 performers in our section (regions 5,6,7, and 8) will move on to the State Championships. The following student-athletes are moving to sectionals, and will compete next Saturday at Carrollton.

Brittany Floyd: 2nd place - long jump and 1600

Harper Fine: 3rd place in the 1600

Hope Skypek: 3rd place in the 3200

Raja Gonzalez: 4th place in the 3200

Briana Dent: 2nd place in the discus

Anneliese Marr: 3rd place in the high jump

Preston Haralson: 3rd place in the 800

Bo Bridges: 4th place in the 1600 and 3200

Ivan Rome: 4th place in the triple jump

Girl’s Golf- Please congratulate the Girl’s Golf team for their undefeated match play for the second year in a row. The JV girl’s beat Northside yesterday afternoon, 160 – 186 to finish their season with a record of 6-0. Leading the way was Lexie Stohr, 51, Alexis Wells, 53, and Jenny Moore 56. Also playing were Hanna Arredondo, Alexis Bell, and Brittney Calhoun.The Varsity team will host the region tournament at Bull Creek Monday.

Prom - The Junior/Senior Prom will be held on April 26 from 8-11 at the National Infantry Museum. All students who have paid there dues will receive a ticket next week during HR.

Girls INC. Scholarship - Girls, Inc. has made a scholarship application available to girls who are currently members OR who are past members of Girls, Inc. in Columbus. Applications are on file in the Senior Box in the Guidance Office! Deadline is May 30!

Spring Academy Day- What?An event held to familiarize students/parents with the process of applying for any U.S. military academyWhen? Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 10:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Why? The process of applying for admission to a military academy is very different from simply applying to college. One should not wait until the Senior year in high school to do begin the process!Additional information: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING MUST MAKE A RESERVATION BY REGISTERING ONLINE AT http://isakson.senate.gov by Friday, May 2nd at 5:00 p.m. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE!

PURPLE UP! FOR Military KIDS IN APRIL - Student 2 Student is inviting all students and faculty to “Purple Up!” every Thursday during the month of April to show our support and thank military students for their strength and sacrifices. WHY PURPLE? Purple is the color that symbolizes all branches of the military, as it is a combination of Army green, Marine red, and Coast Guard, Air Force, and Navy blue.

Scholarship Opportunity - The JVA Scholarship applications are now open! The application deadline is April 30, 2014. The MSG Jared Van Aalst foundation has $13,000 to award. Eligible high school students can learn more about the JVA Memorial Foundation scholarships, and apply at http://jvafoundation.org/scholarships.html.

Scholarships for Seniors - Seniors should check the Senior Box in the Guidance Office for new scholarship opportunities! The spring is the season for many local organizations to make scholarships available to students our area. Local competition means better odds for achieving scholarships!!

Here is a list of upcoming writing contests that you may be eligible to enter:

Congressional STEM App Challenge

Deadline:April 30, 2014

Sponsor:2nd Congressional District Office –

Representative Sanford Bishop

Grades:9-12(student must live in 2nd Congressional District –

see Ms. Carter to check your address)

Specifics:student must be 13 as of February 1, 2014

may be individual or group entry

complete instructions including set up of account are with Ms. Carter

Award:not specified, but would include the app being featured on the House.gov website

For More Information:See Ms. Carter

Oratorical Contest:CALL FOR INTEREST

SEE MS. CARTER ASAP

Sponsor:Columbus Optimist

Grades:9-12

Specifics:Theme: “How My Passions Impact the World”

Students entering must have been under the age of 19 as of

December 31, 2013.

The prepared oration must be an original effort.

This is a request for names of students interested in this contest.A list of

interested students will be maintained by Ms. Carter.The entry does not need to be ready or even outlined when you see Ms. Carter.

Columbus High is limited to two (2) female and two (2) male participants.Our entries will be forwarded in the order in which Ms. Carter receives them.

Duke Summer Academy - Duke University proudly begins accepting applications December 2nd, for two exciting academic programs for high school students during the summer of 2014! Duke’s four-week Summer College for High School Students program takes place June 28 – July 25 and is designed to enhance your students’ readiness for future admission to an undergraduate degree program at a selective and prestigious university or college. Students currently in grades 10 & 11 will make friends from all over the globe as they learn from the highly-trained, highly-intriguing faculty of Duke University and earn college credit.

For students currently in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 we offer a new three-week program Duke Summer Academy for High School Students July 5 - 25. This program is designed for personal enrichment and offers a two-part daytime course in Global Citizenship and Leadership and an evening course with many exciting options available. The classroom environment is intimate enough to gain the individual attention you need to thrive, and the residential live is full of exciting excursions and activities.

Student Bible Club - This group meets every Thursday morning at 7:45 in room 104. Come hear a devotion brought by a student. Enjoy fellowship with other students. Also there are doughnuts.

Literary Magazine - Submit to our literary magazine, SCORZA. We are currently taking prose, poetry, and art submissions from students of all grades.Send your questions and submissions to
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.The subject line of your email should include your name, grade, and homeroom teacher.However, the body of your submission should not have your name on it.Pictures should be in .jpg or .png format.

Freshmen Class - All Freshmen and Freshmen Parents: Please visit the freshman class website for updates and news that might be helpful during your freshman year:

Juniors - Stop by the Guidance and Counseling Office to peruse the Junior Resource Box which is full of brochures and flyers from various colleges for you to take. Upcoming college fairs are posted on the CHS Website for Junior Students and Parents:

We are closed after school on the first Monday of each month. We are open Tuesday – Friday until 4:30 (unless we have something unusual like a district wide meeting to attend—in these cases we place a sign on our front door announcing that we will not be open that afternoon).

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Fountain City Slam Youth Open Mic - Beginning September 11th, Local youth talent (ages 13 – 19) are invited to come out and express themselves! Whether you’re a poet, singer, comedian, or rapper, we welcome all talent to the mic. Sign-up starts at 6 PM. There are only 15 performance slots. Material must be 5 minutes or less. Every 2nd Wednesday @ 6:30 PM

Fountain City Slam Youth Poetry Slam Competition - This event is open to area youth (ages 13 – 19). A poetry slam is a competitive event in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience. Those interested in slamming should come prepared with at least 2 original poems, no longer than 3 minutes in length. Sign-up starts at 6 PM. The first 10 slammers to sign up will be allowed to compete. The top 3 from each preliminary slam will advance to the finals to be held in March. The top finishers from the finals will represent the city at Brave New Voices in Philadelphia in July 2014. Every 4th Wednesday @ 6:30 PM.